HOWE, Ind. (WNDU) – Folks traveling across the Hoosier state now have a full-service pit stop for the whole family to re-charge and re-fuel.

Along with creating “a better, safer Indiana Toll Road” comes re-constructing all eight travel plazas from the ground up.
Wednesday, the Indiana Toll Road celebrated the grand opening of its Howe travel plazas—both East and Westbound—with an official ribbon cutting.

Retiring Workers and a Wealth of Projects Create Excellent Opportunities

Industry leaders are striving to pound home the reality and benefits of a career in construction while riding the wave of change to ensure a trained and knowledgeable workforce is available for Northern Indiana projects.

Kevin Comerford, director of professional development at the Construction Advancement Foundation (CAF) in Portage, says the industry continues to be a key sector for regional growth.

From the inside, the new Porter County Animal Shelter appears nearly complete. The walls are painted, the flooring is done and late last week, a few workmen cleaned windows and took care of other small tasks.

Scheduled to open June 1 on Indiana 49 between the Porter County Sheriff’s Department and the Expo Center, officials said work at the shelter is running two weeks ahead of schedule.

Our readers make their picks for the Best of Northwest Indiana and Greater South Bend Michiana Business in dozens of categories.

“The best of the best.” We all think quite highly of our state, and our region within the state. It’s the best, for sure, and no one will persuade us to believe anything different. So who is the best of the best? What businesses and organizations stand out among our area’s impressive crowd?

/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/logo-larson-danielson2.jpg00ldnews/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/logo-larson-danielson2.jpgldnews2016-05-24 12:00:262017-04-06 16:09:54Best of Northwest Indiana and Greater South Bend Michiana Business